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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe heart infection with high mortality.
  • Advances in diagnosis and management have not significantly reduced IE's impact.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the demographics, bacteriology, and outcomes of IE cases in an Irish tertiary center.
  • To compare findings with international IE registries.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study of 202 IE patients (2005-2014).
  • Diagnosis confirmed using Modified Duke Criteria.
  • Bayesian statistics used for analysis.

Main Results:

  • Staphylococcus was the most common pathogen (57.5%).
  • Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) had higher surgery rates (66%) and mortality (32%) than native valve endocarditis (NVE) (59% surgery, 12.5% mortality).
  • Embolic complications occurred in 26.2% of patients.

Conclusions:

  • Irish IE demographics align with international patterns.
  • PVE poses a greater risk than NVE.
  • Embolic events are significant, particularly in intravenous drug users; older patients require aggressive treatment due to increased mortality.